Virginia Gayle Madsen was born on September 11,1961 and is an American actress and film producer.
29 Facts About Virginia Madsen
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Virginia Madsen made her film debut in Class, which was filmed in her native Chicago.
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Virginia Madsen received further recognition for her starring role as Helen Lyle in the horror film Candyman.
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On television, Virginia Madsen has appeared in the comedy-drama series Moonlighting, the comedy series Frasier, the period drama series American Dreams, the murder mystery series Monk, the science fiction series The Event, the supernatural drama series Witches of East End, the political thriller series Designated Survivor, and the DC Universe superhero horror series Swamp Thing.
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Virginia Gayle Madsen was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Elaine, who became an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and author, and Calvin Christian Madsen, a firefighter.
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Virginia Madsen is a graduate of New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois.
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Virginia Madsen later attended the Ted Liss Acting Studio in Chicago, and Harand Camp Adult Theater Seminar in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
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Virginia Madsen made her acting debut at age 22, in a bit part where she landed her role as Lisa in the comedy film Class.
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Virginia Madsen next appeared in Kenny Loggins' music video for "I'm Free " from the Footloose soundtrack.
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Virginia Madsen portrayed a cellist named Madeline in Electric Dreams.
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Virginia Madsen was cast as Princess Irulan in David Lynch's science fiction epic Dune.
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Virginia Madsen first became popular with audiences in 1986 with her portrayal of a Catholic school girl who fell in love with a boy from a prison camp in Duncan Gibbons' Fire with Fire.
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Virginia Madsen played a secretary named Allison Rowe in the comedy film Hot to Trot.
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Virginia Madsen starred as Helen Lyle in the horror film Candyman.
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Virginia Madsen appeared in a small role in the Francis Ford Coppola drama The Rainmaker alongside Matt Damon and Claire Danes.
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Virginia Madsen delivered a critically acclaimed performance in Sideways, directed by Alexander Payne.
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Virginia Madsen later appeared in Robert Altman's A Prairie Home Companion, in a key role as the angel.
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Virginia Madsen co-starred alongside Jim Carrey in The Number 23 and Billy Bob Thornton in The Astronaut Farmer; both films were released in North America on February 23,2007.
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Virginia Madsen voiced Queen Hippolyta, mother of Wonder Woman, in the animated film Wonder Woman.
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In 1988, Virginia Madsen appeared as Maddie Hayes' cousin in the fifth and final season of the ABC drama series Moonlighting.
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Virginia Madsen has since made various television appearances, including Star Trek: Voyager, CSI: Miami, Dawson's Creek, The Practice, Frasier, and other television series.
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Virginia Madsen was co-host of the long-running television series Unsolved Mysteries in 1999, during the show's eleventh season.
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Virginia Madsen starred alongside Ray Liotta in the short-lived CBS crime drama series Smith.
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Virginia Madsen had a recurring role in the eighth and final season in the USA Network comedy-drama series Monk.
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In 2013, Virginia Madsen began appearing on Lifetime's Witches of East End as Penelope Gardiner, the main villainess of the first season.
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Virginia Madsen starred as Speaker Kimble Hookstraten in the first season of the ABC political drama series Designated Survivor.
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Virginia Madsen's first project was a film made with her mother titled I Know a Woman Like That.
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Virginia Madsen was married to actor and director Danny Huston after meeting on the set of Mr North.
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Virginia Madsen was in a long-term relationship with Antonio Sabato Jr.